“We started the ban two years ago, and so there is need for a review and refining to achieve our goals. The ban started with no importation of styrofoam; we probably need to go the next step of regulating what materials are allowed as alternatives,” she told The Gleaner. Like McCaulay and Buxani, she also noted the need for incentives to encourage and sustain the type of behavioural change for which the ban is intended. “We need to incentivise the use of biodegradable material,” she said.

Published: July 1, 2021